excellent reporting and I shall share this with many. thanks.Lee
On Thu,
Jan 15, 2009 at 12:47:47PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to
> Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes
>
> Remedy Changes for Registrations after May 1, 2009
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
> and various home heating furnace, boiler, and high-temperature
> plastic vent (HTPV)
> manufacturers are urging home owners who have not yet responded to
> the previously-announced 1998 recall, to do so immediately. After May
> 1, 2009, the remedy
> consumers receive under the existing program, which has been
> operating continuously for almost 11 years, will change.
>
> The recall, first announced in February 1998, included about 250,000
> Plexvent and Ultravent HTPV pipe systems attached to gas or propane
> furnaces and boilers
> in homes. The HTPV pipes can crack or separate at the joints and leak
> deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gas. The following table includes the
> different remedies
> available to consumers with qualifying heating systems vented with
> two leading brands of HTPV pipe - Plexvent and Ultravent.
>
> For valid claims initiated on or before May 1, 2009, with remediation
> completed and required documentation submitted by October 1, 2009:
> Plexvent owners
> will receive a new, professionally-installed venting system free of
> charge or a rebate up to $$400 towards purchase of a new,
> high-efficiency appliance
> from the same manufacturer that does not require HTPV. Ultravent
> owners will receive a new, professionally-installed venting system
> for about $$250 or
> a rebate of $$250 towards purchase of a new, high-efficiency
> appliance from the same manufacturer that does not require HTPV.
>
> For valid claims initiated after May 1, 2009: Plexvent owners will
> receive a rebate up to $$400 toward either an HTPV replacement
> system, or a new, high-efficiency
> appliance from the same manufacturer that does not require
> HTPV. Ultravent owners will receive a rebate up to $$250
> toward either an HTPV replacement
> system, or a new, high-efficiency appliance from the same
> manufacturer that does not require HTPV.</p>
>
> Consumers who register after May 1, 2009 and who choose to repair
> their systems will be responsible for up-front payment of parts,
> labor and permits, and
> will be responsible for arranging to have the work performed.
>
> Consumers should determine whether they have a recalled HTPV pipe
> system by checking the vent pipes attached to their natural gas or
> propane furnace or
> boiler. Vent pipes subject to this recall can be identified as follows:
>
> the vent pipes are plastic;
>
> the vent pipes are colored gray or black;
>
> "Plexvent," "Plexvent II" or "Ultravent" is stamped on the vent pipe
> or printed on stickers placed on pieces used to connect the vent pipes; and
>
> the vent pipes are located on furnaces (and the pipes go through the
> sidewalls of structures) or on boilers.
>
> Other plastic vent pipes, such as white PVC, are not included in the recall.
>
> After checking the vent pipes, consumers should call (800) 758-3688
> between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to sign up for
> HTPV pipe system replacement.
> The following manufacturers are participating in this program:
>
> Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc., Bard Manufacturing Co., Burnham
> Corp., Dunkirk Radiator Corp., Evcon Industries Inc., Heat Controller
> Inc., International
> Comfort Prod. Corp.(USA), Lennox Industries Inc., Nordyne Inc.,
> Peerless Heater Co., Pennco Inc., Plexco Inc., Raypak Inc., Rheem
> Manufacturing Co., Slant/Fin
> Corp., The Trane Co., Trianco-Heatmaker Inc., Utica Boilers Inc.,
> Vaillant Corp., Weil-McLain, Westcast Inc., York International
> Corp.York International
> Corp.
>
> CPSC reminds all consumers to have fuel-burning appliances
> professionally inspected each year to check for cracks or separations
> in the vents that could
> allow CO to leak into the home. In addition, CPSC recommends that
> every home should have at least one CO alarm.
>
> To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
> recalled products, please go to:
>
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09099.html
>
>
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